Researchers from Saint Mary's University's anthropology department are using high-tech equipment for the first time to better understand what lies beneath the Old Burying Ground in Halifax. The team is using a magnetic susceptibility meter and ground-penetrating radar to map the site. It creates a small electromagnetic field to detect anything that might be buried underneath, such as buried stones or foundations. 'The wealthy have stones'The Old Burying Ground is Halifax's oldest cemetery. Upwards of 10,000 people are buried at the Old Burying Ground.

Source: CBC News October 14, 2018 20:48 UTC